Andean Baroque

Andean Baroque (Spanish: Barroco andino or arquitectura mestiza) is an artistic movement that appeared in colonial Peru between 1680 and 1780.

The originality of this style lies in the varied decoration, and whose motives respond to four basic types: The mermaid appears in the churches bordering the Lake Titicaca and although it is an item from the classical antiquity, remember the Indigenous tradition of two fishes women who seduced the god Tunupa.

In Arequipa, the key building of Mestizo architecture is the church of la Compañía by the architect Gaspar Báez built in 1578.

Represented in the arts called "Quito School" which was characterized by a high proportion of indigenous Kichwas representations.

The indigenous groups that inhabit the region are the Kollas and Lupacas in present Peruvian territory and Omasuyos and Pacajes on Bolivian.